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- Bruce Springsteen allegedly had an affair with a New Jersey housewife named Ann Kelly back in 2005; details of the affair are now beginning to surface thanks to divorce papers filed by Kelly's husband in March of last year.
- Kelly, who met Springsteen at the gym, reportedly began her affair with Springsteen while her husband was hospitalized with heart problems, and underwent plastic surgery as her involvement with Springsteen went on. [NYPost]
- As far as Springsteen's own marriage to Patti Scialfa goes, a friend of the couple tells the New York Post: "Bruce and Patti continue to have a terrific marriage and are very devoted to each other and their children." [NYPost]
- Jessica Alba says she plans on adopting a child: "If you have the love, and the capacity to love children, you should just adopt. And I plan on doing it." [People]
- Mariah Carey's is celebrating her 41st birthday by taking a five-star vacation in Puerto Rico, where the waiters have already been sent to bring the diva a round of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. [RadarOnline]
- Katie Price, aka "Jordan," reportedly slapped a man yesterday after the man had a "go at her about parking in the disabled space." Price, who has the right to park in the space due to her son, Harvey, who is autistic and legally blind, "was screaming and shouting at him in front of shoppers, but she didn't care who was watching or listening. She was furious. The old guy got his mobile out and told her he was calling the police but as he put his mobile to his ear, she just flew at him. She slapped him, his phone went flying and she followed through. Everyone was just shocked and the man himself looked shaken." [NewsoftheWorld]
- Heidi Klum says that nudity has never really bothered her: "'I think it's because I grew up in a very easy-going family where my parents were always naked. My parents are still naked. I mean, it's not like we're hippies and we run around naked, but if they happened to be in their room changing or something or someone comes out of the shower, they're not, like, "Oh my God. No. Close the door."' [DailyMail]
- "Basically, if Gladiator was a metaphor for death, and possibly vengeance, then this is about the opposite, it's about life, it's about birth. All the characters you care about, their lives are changed for the positive by the end."-Russell Crowe, on his upcoming role in Robin Hood. [TimesOnline]
- "He's an extremely hard worker, he is unbelievably fun. Not only is he fun to work with but he is so manly."-Jennifer Aniston on Gerard Butler [ShowbizSpy]
- In a roundup of perhaps everything depressing about D-List celebrity, Michelle "Bombshell" McGee is set to referee a "celebrity" boxing match between Hailey Glassman and porn star Gina Lynn. [PageSIx]
- Janet Jackson says you shouldn't look to her for marriage advice: "I'm really the wrong person to ask. I've been married twice and divorced twice, so I don't think I should be answering this question 'What have I learned?'" [ShowbizSpy]
- "I cannot do my hair, I cannot do my makeup, and anyone who knows me will tell you I'm the most bedraggled person they have ever seen. I have such a lack of skill in the womanly arts, it's embarrassing."-Tina Fey [NYDN]
- Breaking: Jesse James' second mistress eats black bean burgers. [TMZ]
- Aaron Sorkin is reportedly considering adapting The Politician, Andrew Young's memoir about his time as an aide for John Edwards, into a film. [NYDN]
- Dr. Conrad Murray, who is accused of administering a lethal dose of Propofol to Michael Jackson, is reportedly planning to defend himself in court by stating that Jackson gave himself the fatal dose. [TMZ]
- A former employee of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie claims that the couple's relationship is just for show: "The relationship is a total sham. They both have other people on the side. They only stay together for the kids and for the sake of continuing to build their empire." [ShowbizSpy]
- "I look like a little girl, you know? So when I go on stage, I'm the ringleader. It's really tough, but girly in a way that a guy couldn't do. It takes a girl who'll grow balls for an hour and a half."-Paramore's Hayley Williams [TimesOnline]
- "The girls I play, Ali, has a rough past – her mother dies when she's very young and she's been in foster homes. I could relate to that pain, growing up in an abusive household. That gave me great motivation to provoke my tears for those scenes where I had to really pour it on. I felt it deeply, to go through a lot of those things that brought up a lot of painful memories."-Christina Aguilera on her upcoming role in the film Burlesque. [JustJared]
- Jennifer Love Hewitt says she gives herself roughly three days to wallow after a breakup: "Seventy-two hours is an appropriate time. After that you start to smell and your friends don't want to talk to you. … It doesn't mean it fixes your feelings or takes away the sadness. You should just start to go, 'I'm OK.'" [ShowbizSpy]
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'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson on Indefinite Hiatus Following Anti-Gay Remarks
A&E has placed Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson on indefinite hiatus following anti-gay remarks he made in a recent profile in GQ.
"We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson's comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty," A&E said in a statement. "His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely."
The news comes after Robertson compared homosexuality to bestiality in an interview with the magazine. He'll likely appear in season four, which bows Jan. 15, since production is largely wrapped.
"It seems like, to me, a vagina -- as a man -- would be more desirable than a man's anus," Robertson says in the January issue of the men's magazine. "That's just me. I'm just thinking: There's more there! She's got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I'm saying? But hey, sin: It's not logical, my man. It's just not logical."
PHOTOS: 'Duck Dynasty,' Matthew McConaughey, 'Breaking Bad' and the Rule Breakers of 2013
During a discussion about repentance and God, Robertson is asked what he finds sinful.
"Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there," he says. "Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men."
He goes on to paraphrase Corinthians: "Don't be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers -- they won't inherit the kingdom of God. Don't deceive yourself. It's not right."
GLAAD on Wednesday condemned his remarks as "some of the vilest and most extreme statements uttered against LGBT people in a mainstream publication" and said "his quote was littered with outdated stereotypes and blatant misinformation."
"Phil and his family claim to be Christian, but Phil's lies about an entire community fly in the face of what true Christians believe," GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz said. "He clearly knows nothing about gay people or the majority of Louisianans -- and Americans -- who support legal recognition for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples. Phil's decision to push vile and extreme stereotypes is a stain on A&E and his sponsors, who now need to re-examine their ties to someone with such public disdain for LGBT people and families."
STORY: 'Duck Dynasty' Family Says 'We Cannot Imagine the Show' Without Phil Robertson
GLAAD responded to A&E's suspension, commending the network for its swift decision. "What's clear is that such hateful anti-gay comments are unacceptable to fans, viewers, and networks alike," GLAAD's Cruz said late Wednesday. "By taking quick action and removing Robertson from future filming, A&E has sent a strong message that discrimination is neither a Christian nor an American value."
Robertson released his own statement in response to the flap early Wednesday: "I myself am a product of the '60s; I centered my life around sex, drugs and rock and roll until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior. My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together. However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other."
Duck Dynasty has become a breakout hit for A&E, regularly luring 9 million-plus viewers. The Robertson clan landed on The Hollywood Reporter magazine's 2013 Rule Breakers list, which hit newsstands Wednesday. Phil's son Willie Robertson, who is featured on the cover, tells THR of the show's success: "It's a combination of the faith, the positive and the family aspect … and it's funny."
Adds his brother Jase Robertson: "We're just kind of doing what we do, and people identify with that."
The Human Rights Campaign also slammed Robertson for his statements.
"Phil Robertson's remarks are not consistent with the values of our faith communities or the scientific findings of leading medical organizations," president Chad Griffin said in a statement. "We know that being gay is not a choice someone makes, and that to suggest otherwise can be incredibly harmful. We also know that Americans of faith follow the Golden Rule -- treating others with the respect and dignity you'd wish to be treated with. As a role model on a show that attracts millions of viewers, Phil Robertson has a responsibility to set a positive example for young Americans -- not shame and ridicule them because of who they are. The A+E Network should take immediate action to condemn Phil Robertson's remarks and make clear they don't support his views."
Kimberly Nordyke contributed to this report.
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The Museum of Modern Art is making headlines in the wake of its recently opened exhibition, Soundings: A Contemporary Score (recently reviewed for Rhizome by Sam Hart). Organized by Barbara London, associate curator in the department of media and performance, and Leora Morinis, curatorial assistant, the exhibition stands as the museum's first major presentation of sound art.
Soundings thus marks a pivotal moment in the history of sound in the arts, as one of the world's most influential art institutions converges with a longstanding tradition of sound-based artistic practice for the first time. I met with London after seeing the show to discuss the exhibition and her curatorial process. The following is an extract from the full transcript of our conversation.
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Drainage does not have the pizzazz that other aspects of landscaping have. Even irrigation, which certainly isn't glamorous, has more going for it than drainage. So, the best way to sell drainage is to show the implications it has for the landscape. The key to selling it is to stress the consequences of poor drainage.
For homeowners, "drainage" is usually something they trip over, fall on, or maybe, possibly think about after slogging through their muddy yard. Yet without it, you can pretty much kiss a beautiful, well-maintained landscape goodbye.
The effects of poor drainage occur slowly, not like a hurricane's wildly devastating waters. Rotting wood, crumbling walls, choking plants and flooding basements are all ways that drainage can do damage, but trying to get a client to understand the importance of drainage—that's another story. Still, as long as there's rain and snow it will be a necessary service, so why not add this to the services you offer?
There are two main areas of concern: sub-surface drainage and surface drainage. For the purposes of this article, we'll address surface drainage. "Every home in America has a drainage problem somewhere on their property," says Sharon Vessels, director of marketing for NDS, Woodland Hills, California. The trick is to get people to install it before a hard rain. "Drainage is weather-affected. When it rains, we sell drainage," Vessels says. "I call drainage a 'distress purchase' because people don't usually buy it until they need it."
Who hasn't seen water shooting out of a downspout and pooling next to a home or building? Kevin Rost, vice president of Dura Plastic Products, Inc., Beaumont, California, sees that as a great opportunity to sell drainage. "Ask homeowners where all the water pouring out of their downspouts is going," says Rost. Vessels agrees, "Downspouts are the first place you should look for an opportunity to sell a homeowner on drainage. You can tie those downspouts off with a catch basin. It's a very simple job and it really does a lot to protect a home."
A catch basin works like a sink. It may collect water fed to it from an inlet pipe, or it might be placed where water collects, like the foot of a downspout or on the lowest spot in the middle of a lawn. Wherever it is, a catch basin properly installed will safely carry water away. "Downspouts tied off with corrugated pipe that runs directly to the sidewalk create a hazard in winter climates where that water can turn to ice very quickly. Also, it just looks bad," says Vessels.
"Downspouts need to be tied off to a pipe that goes into a catch basin, which runs into the stormwater system."
"A really good feature for the contractor is to sell his landscape design or irrigation system along with a quality drainage system. It's an easy sell and some contractors aren't doing it," Rost says. "They're just going in and installing an automatic sprinkler system. It's so easy to dig another trench at the same time right next to it, figure out the slope of the grade and get the water 50 to 75 feet away from the residence."
Whether water problems occur because of the soil's characteristics or the land's contour, a proper drainage system gathers water that would otherwise collect in inconvenient places, and uses gravity to send it away. "Everything is gravity in drainage," says George Shackelford, business manager of the drainage division for Old Castle Precast, Auburn, Washington. "What I mean by that is you have to have at least an 1/8" slope from the back of the yard to the street level, so the water will run down the line."
"If a slope or grade doesn't exist, you will need to create it," says J.C. Mallmann, owner of H20 Water Services, Santa Barbara, California. "We grade everything away from the house. When a big downpour occurs, you have to make sure that everything slopes two or three feet away from the house, so that the water that comes to that location gets taken away before it seeps down to the foundation."
Drainage can be divided into three major phases: collection, conduction and discharge. Catch basins fall into the collection phase. And while their size range makes it possible for them to handle different water problems, channel drains and French drains seem better suited to collect and drain water over wider areas. For example,
"Channel drains are used around patios, driveways—anywhere you have a longer area for drainage," explains Shackelford. "If you have a patio that's 30 feet long and you want to drain it quickly, you would use a channel drain." Channel drains come in plastic or precast concrete. "Both are installed the same way, but plastic channel drains weigh a lot less and are easier to carry and work with," says Vessels. "Precast could have problems with product arriving on the jobsite damaged and unusable." Shackelford, on the other hand, touts the advantages of precast channel, explaining, "Where there's heavy traffic, such as on a driveway, a properly installed concrete channel will avoid the settling that heavy traffic might cause."
The traditional French drain, which is usually a square hole in the ground or could be a trench, is partially filled with different-sized gravel that is put down in layers. A perforated pipe can be laid in the middle of the gravel, but is not necessary. Either way, it's important to leave lots of room on the top half to gather the water. The excess water flowing into the drain eventually seeps into the soil.
Prefabricated strip drains are another alternative to French drains. However, they use plastic instead of pipe, and because of the filter fabric that wraps them, they do not use gravel. "The disadvantage with gravel," says Jim Saxon, mid-central regional sales manager for American Wick Drain, Monroe, North Carolina, "is that it is so expensive and much more work to backfill with. There's no need to use gravel with prefabricated drainage."
A driveway above the grade of the house and sloping down towards the garage is also another place for a channel or French drain. As Tim Malooly, president of Irrigation by Design, Plymouth, Minnesota, points out, "If you're faced with the situation where the driveway's installed, and the homeowner or landowner doesn't want to make dramatic changes to the driveway or the grade, a channel drain or French drain at the base where the water collects and carries it away from the area of concern is one option."
In addition to channel and French drains, Malooly suggests a dry well as another possible solution for a driveway. All three methods can be used in situations where water needs to be drained from large saturated areas. Dry wells don't have drains. They are large pits filled with gravel or some other material. Their big benefit is that they allow water to leach into the soil on site. "Rainwater runoff and other runoffs are a high concern these days, "says Malooly. "Using the water where it lands or percolating the water into the soil instead of causing it to runoff somewhere else is a big deal."
The more stringent codes are the big deal that Malooly is referring to. "EPA rules and state departments of pollution control and agencies and so on, are mandating more and more that water that lands on any kind of site, whether it's residential, commercial or industrial, has to be managed consistent with local codes or local requirements to handle the water onsite first, and then drained away second."
Stricter codes, altruistic motives or water costs and scarcity are reasons that spur new products and methods. Permeable pavers filled with sod and grass, for instance, are able to handle the heavy traffic that hardscape materials, such as concrete, asphalt, tar and other non-permeable surfaces have traditionally handled, but unlike them, they allow water to leach back into the site's soil.
Permeable pavers can also be used in some instances in the landscape, not just the driveway, to remove water. "And rainwater harvest techniques such as green roofs, cisterns, retention ponds— any method that collects water for irrigation or other non-potable uses instead of just sending it down the stormwater drain—are other dispersal methods that can be used," said Malooly.
Another area that requires water to be collected over a wider area and hauled off is basement perimeters. According to Malooly, basements bring water concerns. "In cold parts of the country, it is more common for houses to have basements than for them to be built on slab foundations. When you introduce basements into residential construction, the house is now vulnerable to water damage and mold." Water may cause footings to shift, basements to leak, and mold to form.
Of course, the best time to install drainage is at the time of construction; the site is already disturbed, so adding pipes and catch basins or changing grades or soils can be more easily accomplished. However, with housing starts way down, the market for adding drainage during construction has also slowed. Still, Shackelford, who has been in the field for 38 years, sees the need for drainage retrofitting. "There's a lot of business out there on homes that still don't have the proper drainage. Even when it was put in, it might not have been put in correctly," he says. Also, Shackelford feels there's a real need for competent contractors. "You don't have a lot of certified quality guys when it comes to installing drainage. There's a need for contractors who know what they're doing."
Manufacturers offer seminars and classes to contractors to help them increase their knowledge and experience with drainage solutions. "We've had a lot of success with our contractor drainage program. We teach them how to install drainage and how to sell it to homeowners. We give them very nice brochures, drainage calculators, and installation videos, as well as bilingual materials for their crews," Vessels says. "Sometimes we'll go with them on their first installation. We also try to teach them how to bid and estimate drainage."
This little market niche could prove to be a bonanza for the contractor. Without proper drainage, money spent on landscaping could literally go down the drain. The need for quality work makes an add-on drainage service a natural fit for landscape contractors.


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The Ford is My Auto, I Shall Not Want Another
From: Sue Combs
Tom Greene's Auto
I found this poem, written 50+ years ago, by my Dad and I thought you'd get a kick out of it!
The Ford is my auto, I shall not want another
It maketh me to lie down beneath it.
It soureth my soul, it leadeth me
into the paths of ridicule for its name sake.
Yea tho I ride through the valley,
I am towed up the hills.
Thy rods and thy engine discomfort me.
I anoint my tires with patches,
my radiator runneth over.
I repair blowouts in the presence of my enemies.
Surely if this thing followeth me
all the days of my life,
I shall dwell in the bug house forever.
Thomas Anthony Greene of
Philadelphia and New Orleans


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Tokyo Marui AK102
If you're looking for a head turner and want to stand out in the skirmish field, this is it. With a distinctive firing noise, differentiating from the usual sewing machine/power tool noise AEGs typically produce along with a satisfying sensation of blowback in full auto without the cool-down drawbacks whilst being able to fine tune your FPS with conventional upgrade parts. This may be the win-win situation for the mil-simmers that still like to have a practical skirmish rifle.
With the recent introduction to the new EBB series from Tokyo Marui, the 'Next Generation A.E.G.' with their revolutionary 'recoil shock' system seen on the AK74mn, TM have also released recently the AKS74N and the AK102 to follow up their new line of next gen. AEGs. The predecessor of the AK 102 was the AKS74U, but it came with a 80-round low capacity magazine, and some sample BBs. Also runs on a 8.4V mini battery, can be a tight fit in the handguard area, and not the stick battery that are commonly seen on AK's due to the redesign of the gearbox to house the blowback and recoil mechanism there. The installation of a stick battery was out of the question, as it won't fit under the receiver cover. So what's so different and is the 102 better seeing they've had feedbacks from the previous models?
Initial impressions.
The TM AK102 came in a basic box and the basic stuff you'll need to use in the field apart from a battery and a charger. The box has been clearly marked to give the impression for those that are not aware of the new systems that it's a revolutionary design with the 'Next Generation A.E.G.' and 'Recoil Shock AEG system' markings on it. The contents include the AEG itself, a 480rds magazine and some sample BBs. Running on an 8.4V mini battery, which has to be said is quite a tight fit inside the foregrip. This can be accessed via using the gas block lever that allows you to open up the cavity inside the gas block, you can see there is also a cradle to accommodate the battery to reduce any rattling that may occur if it was used in a skirmish, quite a nice touch. The receiver is also made from aluminum which it already differentiates it from the regular Marui's line of AEGs where it typically use a plastic polymer for its receiver. Although using metal may add unnecessary additional weight on to the gun or affect its weight balancing, this is not the case with the AK102 where the balance is just right and not too heavy for those that peruses a long weekend game of milsim yet would rather save the energy for the event itself.
On to the gun itself.
Using EBB to simulate recoil, there're both good and bad points about it already since we're comparing the blowback between an electric system to the gas system. Pointing out the obvious first, the feel of the recoil simulation will never be as satisfying to the GBB rifles like the WA M4 or the GHK AK considering you really are hurling back a block of metal backwards every shot but what if you're in an area where gas is limited or even restricted due to local laws? That has to be said it's quite an extreme case but with winter kicking in any time now, GBBs may have to hibernate for a few months unless you can guarantee the gas system remains warm enough to function. Which is tricky.
The flash hider may look funny or weird for some people and to others it reminds them of the Noveske flash hider, which in the real steel version on the AK it's their own design that provides projectile stability and the internal expansion chamber inside the flash hider relieves the gas pressure generated to help the stability of the real steel mechanism. What does this do on the Airsoft version then? Apart from replicating the real deal, this acts as a directional loudener so not only will the enemies hear your EBB recoil coming closer, but also know your AEG is pointed towards them as they hear that distinctive muzzle report this gives.
The fire selector, mag release, foregrip (if you do not count the RIS rails) are realistic to the real thing, sure some critics may say the 'ice cream cone' is not realistic considering the 102/103/104 series uses the 74U type flash hiders. It is however, supposed to be a 'modern' version hence the more bold flash hider and the RIS rails. On the topic of the RIS rails, the top rails have a central groove running down the length of the rail to allow the use of the iron sights without any obstruction. Those of you that compares Airsoft designs to the real deal would know that placing that RIS rail there above your gas block will reduce the mirage effect when the weapon is under strenuous use. With the RIS rail placed there, the platform where you will be mounting any optics will also be on the same plane as your iron sights, so this will not affect your shooting stance/grip of the gun therefore your performance will not be hindered.
The Tokyo Marui AK102, chronos out of the box at 300fps, with the recoil giving a satisfying jolt on the shoulder when firing, specially on full auto. Obviously as mentioned earlier, the recoil will not be comparative at all to the GBB series but this experience is better than the other alternatives on the market today. There were critics claiming that the EBB will reduce the rate of fire on this gun compared to the regular AEGs due to the extra work the gearbox will have to cope with for the recoil engine, well this may be the case but due to the new gearbox design, with what seems to have a more efficient and sturdier gearbox, this AK102 has a VERY similar rate of fire to the TM AK47 using the same battery.
So what about the range? There has been a reputation on Tokyo Marui's AEG systems for having ridiculous range even with a lower fps due to their local Japanese laws restricting the muzzle velocity on replicas. For example the TM M14 had made a new benchmark on range even with a humble muzzle velocity of 290fps, so it is expected that the range on this AK102 will not be sub par compared to other AEGs on the market today with a similar barrel length. Tuning the hop to what seems to give the flattest trajectory without the BB taking off towards the end of the flight to give the typical parabola path, it was still able to engage a chest sized target at 40metres when there was no or minimal wind with only a small percentage of the shots missing. This may be the shooter's error or environmental factors or even the recoil taking its effect on the shot calling. However, if this was done in a skirmish with the stock velocity, the target feeling or taking those hits will be another matter. None the less this is an impressive range for a stock TM AEG.
A grouping test has also been done on this rifle using KSC perfect .20g ammo at 20metres, prone and using a gun rest. The groupings were taken twice with 10shots each session, one in semi-automatic and the second with it firing in full auto just to see the difference in muzzle control, especially with the EBB recoil engine. This was done to compare the effect on the accuracy of the recoil to a TM AK47.
The Tokyo Marui AK102, a new model on the line of EBB rifles on the market. Can be seen as an improvement using the new system designed by TM where they have used a completely new design on the gearbox which gives strength, durability as well as performance whilst being compatible with previous gearbox parts. Even though this new metal gearbox design is thicker, stronger and more durable, the design is new and revolutionary and may need some getting used to when accessing or modifying the internals.
With its EBB recoil system that delivers somewhat a stronger recoil experience compared to the alternative EBBs these next gen AEGs are actually leading in terms of recoil experience, obviously comparing the recoil felt to a GBB, needless to say the GBB will win hands down. However, when ambient temperature comes in, GBB will have to eventually hibernate and wait for the weather to warm up again to be able to use it at all or even when it's warm, firing a GBB rifle will eventually have cool-down effects that will affect your FPS (that is not as stable as an AEG anyway), rate of fire and effective range on the shots you've made. So if you're wanting to keep your realism in your loadout or to experience it this winter, get one of these babies. You HAVE to feel this fire on full auto (maybe even use a high discharge lipo battery) to truly understand what these words are trying to let you feel. It will be hard to feel recoil at such a high rate of fire from a GBB rifle, it is something definitely new to most people yet it does not make a noise that reminds you of a sewing machine nor a power tool.
Is this the answer to the future of milsim equipment? Or just the beginning of it? This definitely sparks up some discussion on the topic of gas vs electric on various discussion boards across the net with comments referring back to 'remember when the china clone companies made nothing but rubbish and now look around the skirmish sites now'. Sure this can be said to both EBB rifles and GBB rifles too since it's still in its infant stages with both having pros and cons between them. With both systems improving month by month with new upgrades and modifications available out there, this will definitely be something worth keeping a close eye on to see if the AEGs will be eventually be taken over by GBB rifles.
Food for thought, definitely.


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NTSE-2012 National Talent Search Examination Notification – Scholarship Exam
National Talent Search Examination
National Council of Educational Research and Training
Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi – 110016
NCERT Announces National Talent Search Examination-2012
National Talent Search Scheme is a flagship activity of the NCERT started in the year 1963. The purpose of the scheme was to identify talented students and nurture their talent. Talent refers to the potentiality that manifests itself in a high level of performance in one or more specialized areas
The scheme, therefore, covers areas like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law
It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship
For the courses in Basic sciences, social sciences and commerce, this assistance is provided up to Ph.D level
For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation
The NCERT conducts the National Talent Search Examination for students studying in class VIII only
1. Scholarships: On the basis of the examination conducts, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for each group of students appearing for class-VIII examination. The amount of scholarship will be Rs 500/- per month as per NTS rules
2. Reservation: 15% scholarships will be reserved for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% scholarships for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged group of students
3. Selection: There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by states/UTs through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT
4. The States/UTs will also conduct the selection test for National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme along with the Stage-I written examination for NTS.
5. NTSE 2012 Important Dates:
Dates for submission of application form and conduct of examination are given below
Stage I (State)
Last date for submission of Application Form: 31st August, 2011
Examination in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 19th November, 2011 (Saturday)
Examination in all other states and UTs: 20st November, 2011 (Sunday)
Stage II (National)
Examination in all states and UTs: 13th May, 2012 (Sunday)
Note: However, dates for Stage- I examination may vary from State to State.
6. Eligibility: Students of Class VIII studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the respective Class VIII Stage I examination conducted by the States/UTs in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.
7. Examination: The pattern of written examination for Class VIII will be as follows:
• Stage I examination at the State/UT level will comprise two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics.
• Stage II examination at the National level will comprise (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT), (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics, (c) Interview. Only those candidates who qualify the written examination at the National Level will be invited for interview.
8. State Quotas: Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage II examination, the details of which will be made available on NCERT website. However, there will be no State/Union Territory Quota for the final award of scholarship after the Stage II examination. Reservation for SC, ST and physically challenged will be as notified in para 2 above.
9. NTSE Application Form: You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form. However, application form can be downloaded from NCERT website <http://www.ncert.nic.in> also. All correspondence relating to application forms should be addressed to the State Liaison Officers (LOs) whose addresses are given at the end/Website.
10. The completed application form duly signed by Principal of the school should be submitted to the LO/ concerned district official of the State before the last date.
11. Fees: States and Union Territories may notify the fee required which will be paid for the Stage-I examination. Therefore, before submitting the application form you may find out the fees charged for 2010 stage-I examination and also the mode of payment from the respective State Liaison officers, (LOs). However, NCERT does not charge any fee for Stage-II examination
12. Announcement of Results: NTSE Results of the Stage-I examination will be announced by the respective State Governments/ Union Territories. Results of Stage-II examination will be announced by NCERT.
13. Indian Students Studying Abroad can appear directly for Stage II NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the NTS brochure for class VIII which is available on the NCERT website. Candidates may fill up relevant items of the Application Form available on the NCERT website and send to the undersigned along with a photocopy of the mark sheet of previous examination latest by March 31st, 2012
Department of Educational Measurement & Evaluation
National Council of Educational Research & Training
Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016
For the addresses and phone numbers of Liaison Officers of other States and UTs, visit the NCERT Website: http://www.ncert.nic.in
List of NTS Liaison Officers, 2011-2012 for Class VIII
State/Union territories
Andhra Pradesh
Ph: 040-23237343-44
Address of Liaison Officers:
Deputy Commissioner
Office of the Director of Govt. Examinations, Chapel Road, ABIDS Hyderabad- 500001 (A.P)
Ph: 080-26422239, 26422372/ 306
Website: http://www.dsert.kar.nic.in/
Address of Liaison Officers:
DSERT, No. 4, 100 feet Ring Road Banashankari, 3rd Stage Bangalore- 560085 (Karnataka)
Ph: 0471-2341883, 2340323
Website: http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in/
Address of Liaison Officers:
Assistant Professor
S.C.E.R.T. Vidhya Bhavan Poojappura (P.O) Thiruvananthapuram- 695012, Kerala.
Ph: 04896-262874
Address of Liaison Officers:
Govt. Sr. Secondary School Kavaratti, UT of Lakshadweep- 682555.
Ph: 0413-2207262
Address of Liaison Officers:
Joint director
Directorate of School Education Perunthalaivar Kamarajarcent. Edn. Colmplex, Anna Nagar Puducherry-
Tamil Nadu
Ph: 044-28272088, 28278286, 28203089
Website: http://www.dge.tn.gov.in
Address of Liaison Officers:
Directorate of Govt. Examinations College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai- 600006.
National Council of Educational Research & Training
Sri Aurbindo Marg, New Delhi- 110016
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What in the name of God is going on in American politics? Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech, riddled with mistaken assertions about religion, was itself a warning. But other presidential candidates, debate moderators, pundits, and religious leaders all share a dangerous confusion about questions of faith and citizenship. Here are only a few: Is America's goodness grounded in God? When Romney and others assert that American virtues, generally summed up in the idea of "freedom," are based on faith, a cruel fact of history is being ignored. The politics of human rights, like the idea of individual freedom, were born not in religion but in the Enlightenment struggle against it. When Thomas Jefferson located "inalienable rights" in an endowment from the Creator, he was decidedly speaking from outside the mainstream of any denominational faith. Jefferson's point was not to affirm God, but to deny King George. It is not an accident that "God" does not appear in the Constitution. Following the American lead, religions, too, learned from the nonreligious improvements of modernity, but it is dishonest to claim after the fact that religions somehow sponsored them. Were "the Founders" religious? It is a convention of political speechmaking to ascribe faith to the Founders, but what kind of faith, and what Founders? The Pilgrims, for whom "freedom" and "rights" meant nothing, wanted a theocracy. One hundred fifty years later, the Deist revolutionaries assumed a distant God whose interest in creation, much less the young nation, was minimal. By Lincoln's time, traumas of war drove piety, and it was only then that present notions of public devotedness were born. (It was Lincoln who established the motto "In God We Trust.") In truth, the power of faith in American politics has waxed and waned. There is no consistent tradition to be upheld or to be betrayed. Is "secularism" dehumanizing? When Mitt Romney praised vital American religion in contrast to Europe where churches are "so grand, so inspired, so empty," one could wonder what the collapse of institutional faith in Europe actually means. Romney condemned the "religion of secularism." Yet such American smugness seems to miss the largest point of difference between the Old World and the New. In the very years that majorities of Europeans were walking away from organized religion, they were resolutely turning away from government-sanctioned killing, whether through war or through the death penalty; they were leaving behind narrow notions of nationalism, mitigating state sovereignty, and, above all, replacing ancient hatreds with partnerships. All of this stands in stark contrast to the United States, where the most overtly religious people in the country support the death penalty, the government's hair-trigger readiness for war, and the gospel of national sovereignty that has made the United States an impediment to the United Nations. Does God send people to hell if they vote wrong? You would think so if you listened to the American Catholic bishops, who said in November that forbidden political choices "have an impact on the individual's salvation." The five Catholics running for president all hold positions that, in the bishops' view, might earn their supporters eternal damnation. Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have failed to make a persuasive moral argument. What is discouraging here is that the bishops, aiming to reinforce their squandered moral authority, are resuscitating an image of a threatening, violent God that religious people generally, and Catholics in particular, have struggled to leave behind. Religion aims not to "save" from an unmerciful God, but to reveal that God's mercy is complete. Is Mormonism a religion of myth? The answer, of course, is that every religion is a religion of myth. The symbols, rituals, and sacred texts of every faith grow out of contingent historical circumstances that seem at odds with the transcendent claims that religions make. Joseph Smith's origins in upstate New York might seem disqualifyingly banal, yet so did Jerusalem to those who lived in Rome, as did Galilee to those who lived in Jerusalem. Religions claim to be above such history, and that myths are revelations - but the glory of God is that God reveals through human invention. What Mormons believe is outlandish - which is the point. Politics and religion, like art and music, aim to accomplish the same thing, which is to overcome absurdity with meaning. Religion does this by seeing God's hand in history. Politics does it by affirming that, if history is all there is, it is enough. James Carroll's column appears regularly in the Globe.
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South Beach Diet Phase One Breakfast Recipes Featured on Kalyn's Kitchen
Phase One Breakfasts Without Eggs
Low Carb No Egg Breakfast Bake with Turkey Breakfast Sausage and Peppers (all phases)
Cheesy Low-Carb No-Egg Sausage Mushroom Breakfast (all phases)
(If you're looking for phase one breakfasts that don't contain eggs, there are more ideas from readers in the comments on the original category page for eggs.)
Baked Eggs Dishes
Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes (all phases)
Baked Eggs and Asparagus with Parmesan (all phases)
Baked Eggs in Canadian Bacon Cups (all phases)
Baked Eggs with Mushrooms and Parmesan (all phases)
Tuscan Baked Eggs with Tomatoes, Red Onion, Garlic, Parmesan, and Herbs (all phases)
Mexican Baked Eggs with Black Beans, Tomatoes, Green Chiles, and Cilantro (all phases)
Breakfast Casseroles
Basic Instructions for South Beach Diet Friendly Breakfast Casseroles (which gives various pan sizes and cooking times.)
Easter Breakfast Casserole with Asparagus and Artichoke Hearts (all phases)
Kale, Mushroom, Feta, and Mozzarella Breakfast Casserole (all phases)
Broken-Arm Breakfast Casserole with Cottage Cheese, Bacon, Feta, and Green Onion (There is a small amount of bacon, but if you don't have a broken arm turkey bacon is best for SBD, all phases)
Kale and Feta Breakfast Casserole (all phases)
Roasted Green Bell Pepper and Roasted Tomato Breakfast Casserole with Feta and Oregano (all phases)
Breakfast Casserole with Spinach, Leeks, Cottage Cheese and Goat Cheese (all phases)
Breakfast Casserole with Mushrooms, Green Bell Peppers, and Feta (all phases)
Low-Carb Breakfast Casserole with Asparagus, Mushrooms, and Goat Cheese (all phases)
Broccoli Cheese Breakfast Casserole (all phases)
Mushroom and Feta Breakfast Casserole (all phases)
Block Island Breakfast Casserole with Fresh From the Garden Green Peppers (all phases)
Zucchini and Green Chile Breakfast Casserole (all phases)
Bacon and Cheese Breakfast Casserole (all phases)
Bobbi's Egg and Green Chile Breakfast Casserole (all phases)
Karyn's Breakfast Casserole with Artichoke Hearts, Goat Cheese and Canadian Bacon (all phases)
Easy Low-Carb Southwest Egg Casserole (all phases)
Breakfast Casserole with Sweet Italian Sausage, Mushrooms, and Cheese (all phases)
Crustless Quiche
Crustless Three-Cheese Tomato-Basil Quiche (all phases)
Crustless Breakfast Tarts
Crustless Breakfast Tarts with Asparagus and Goat Cheese (all phases
Crustless Tomato-Basil Breakfast Tarts with Mozzarella and Goat Cheese (all phases)
Southwestern Crustless Breakfast Tarts (all phases)
Crustless Breakfast Tarts with Mushrooms and Goat Cheese (all phases)
Egg Bakes or Breakfast Squares (Similar to Breakfast Casseroles, but with more veggies, meat, or cheese and just enough egg to hold it together)
Broccoli, Ham, and Mozzarella Baked with Eggs (all phases)
Chicken-Garlic Sausage, Kale, and Mozzarella Egg Bake (all phases)
Swiss Chard, Mozzarella, and Feta Egg Bake (all phases)
Swiss Chard and Mushroom Squares (all phases if made with Hemp Hearts or Almond Meal)
Baby Kale and Mozzarella Egg Bake, and Ten More Ideas for Starting Your Day with Kale (all phases)
Spinach and Mozzarella Egg Bake (all phases)
Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese Custard Bake (all phases, but I'd limit portion size for phase one)
Broccoli, Mushrooms, Ham, and Cheddar Baked With Eggs (all phases)
Sausage, Mushrooms, and Feta Baked with Eggs (all phases)
Artichoke, Kale, and Ricotta Pie with Eggs and Parmesan (all phases, but this is a fairly rich dish so limit portion size, especially for phase one)
Egg and Cottage Cheese Breakfast Muffins
(these have less egg and more varied ingredients than Egg "Muffins" and are more like regular muffins)
Flourless and Nutrient Dense Egg and Cottage Cheese Savory Breakfast Muffins (I believe these are ok for all phases, although the muffins have some ingredients like raw hemp seeds, flax seed meal, and nutritional yeast which aren't included in South Beach ingredient lists.)
Egg-Crust Breakfast Pizza
Egg- Crust Vegetarian Breakfast Pizza (all phases)
Egg-Crust Breakfast Pizza with Pepperoni, Olives, Mozzarella, and Tomatoes (all phases, use turkey pepperoni for South Beach Diet)
Egg "Muffins"
Egg Muffins with Ham, Cheese, and Green Bell Pepper (all phases; this post has good step-by-step photos of the process of making Egg Muffins)
Egg Muffins Revisited, Again (all phases)(This is the most current post on how I make Egg Muffins.)
Green Chile and Cheese Egg Muffins (all phases)
Saturday Morning Egg Muffin Melts (all phases)
Avocado Frittata with Cotija and Mozzarella Cheese (all phases)
Three Cheese Zucchini Frittata with Mozzarella, Feta, and Parmesan (all phases)
Frittata with Canadian Bacon, Green Onions, and Cheese (all phases)
Asparagus and Tomato Frittata with Havarti and Dill (all phases)
Asparagus and Fresh Mozzarella Frittata with Parmesan and Chives (all phases)
Mushroom-Lover's Frittata with Spinach and Cheese (all phases)
Greek Frittata with Zucchini, Tomatoes, Feta, and Herbs (all phases)
Artichoke Rosemary Frittata (all phases)
Garden Veggie Frittata with Chives and Parmesan (all phases)
Baked Mini-Frittatas with Mushrooms, Cottage Cheese, and Feta (all phases)
Baked Mini-Frittatas with Broccoli and Three Cheeses (all phases)
Feta Cheese and Avocado Mini-Frittata for Two (all phases)
Omelets (also spelled omelette)
Southwestern Omelet with "Easy Guacamole" and Salsa (all phases)
Red Kale and Cheese Omelet for Two (all phases)
Sunday Morning Omelet with Asparagus and Goat Cheese (all phases)
Sunday Morning Omelet with Mushrooms and Goat Cheese (all phases)
Scrambled and Fried Eggs
Green Eggs and Ham (Scrambled Eggs with Ham and Kale; all phases)
Eggs Scrambled with Red Pepper, Basil, and Cheese (all phases)
Un-Scrambled Eggs with Bacon, Green Onions and Feta (all phases)
Scrambled Eggs with Mushrooms and Feta (all phases)
Eggs Fried in Olive Oil with Wilted Greens and Sumac (all phases)
Slow Cooker Breakfasts
Slow Cooker Egg Casserole with Sausage, Peppers, Cottage Cheese, and Goat Cheese (all phases)
Slow Cooker Frittata with Broccoli, Ham, and Swiss (all phases)
Slow Cooker Frittata with Broccoli, Swiss, Cottage Cheese, and Parmesan (all phases)
Slow Cooker Frittata with Kale, Roasted Red Peppers, and Feta (all phases)
Slow Cooker Frittata with Artichoke Hearts, Roasted Red Peppers, and Feta (all phases)
Things you might want to know:
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venue: Migis Lodge, South Casco, Maine
officiant: bride's family member
caterer: Migis Lodge
florist: Marcia Davis Flowers
ceremony musician: Kate Webber
dj: Greg Powers Entertainment
cake: Charity Catruch, Migis Lodge
hair/make-up: Salon at 616, Casco, Maine
gown: Priscilla of Boston
invitations: Becky Colley, Dana Herd Designs
honeymoon: Kauai
A few weeks ago I finished my last wedding of the season at Migis Lodge. Whitney and Megan finished their season there as well the weekend after. We all agree we could go back there again and again and again (like I did three weekends in a row last spring!) and never tire of this place, the perfect venue to round out an amazing season of celebrations.
Campy chic, Migis provides a spectacular backdrop, staff and food (best buffet ever, no?!) to spoil your guests with the most amazingly memorable, relaxed retreat setting. And just a quick jaunt from Portland, you can't beat the location. It's the sort of place we talk about vacationing as a family.
Erin and Pat's wedding featured all sorts of fun... pumpkins, boat ceremony entrance, belly laughs aplenty and might you recognize that funny groomsman? Yup, the one and only Bob Marley is a longtime friend of the groom and treated the guests to a hilarious after-party.
How they chose Migis:
Pat and I own a cabin (or as he calls it, a "camp"... he's the Mainer in the relationship!) in Denmark. We spend many weekends up there and have developed amazing memories in the lakes region of Maine. When we got engaged, we knew immediately that we wanted to share the experience with our friends and family. When we visited Migis, we fell in love with its beautiful setting and natural beauty. Fall is our favorite season, so we are really looking forward to an outdoor ceremony with a brilliant seasonal, lakeside backdrop.


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Some notes on how to find out hidden callbacks
by, June 19th, 2011 at 05:37 (38321 Views)
Can I blog an incomplete solution or an incomplete analysis? Why not! Thats the spirit of this blog entry!
More than one year ago I started a project with Kayaker, we decided to write a tool able to show hidden callbacks. If I remember correctly the idea was born while we were putting our hands on a rootkit. In the same days I bet there were many reversers around thinking the same thing because the same tool was developed by others. As you can imagine our tool never see the light, but not because there are similar tools available online; mostly because we are two old lazy reversers!
I bet you are thinking: why the hell are you writing this stupid intro? Well, the tools I mentioned before were bugged and some months ago I discovered the same thing, they are still bugged (I dont know if they have solved their problems right now ). Strange that no one else noticed it yet.
Anyway, we wont complete the tool, but with this blog post I would like to tell you some notes about our investigations. At the beginning I wanted to write a detailed and complete article about the subject, but I dont know when Ill be able to end this project so I decided to spread out some of my notes.
Its a sort of two minds work so credit goes to Kayaker too!
The idea is to try to retrieve hidden callbacks that has been installed via CmRegisterCallback, PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutine, PsSetCreateThreadNotifyRoutine and PsSetLoadImageNotifyRoutine. After that it would be good to deregister one or more of them.
Where to start?
First of all you have to understand whats behind functions like CmRegisterCallback, and others. Then, youll have something to work on. Ill start with CmRegisterCallback (from XP SP2), the function is used to register a RegistryCallback routine, and I think the XP version is the most simple one to fully undestand the principles behind the function. There are some differencies between XP and 7 versions, but I think youll be able to fully understand 7 structure too! Here is the disassembled function (without useless parts of course):
As you can see the idea behind the function is really simple!Code:487E6B push 'bcMC' ; Pool Tag: "CMcb" 487E70 xor ebx, ebx 487E72 push 38h ; NumberOfBytes: 0x38 487E74 inc ebx 487E75 push ebx ; PoolType: PAGEDPOOL 487E76 call ExAllocatePoolWithTag ; ExAllocatePoolWithTag(x,x,x): allocates pool memory 487E7B mov esi, eax ; eax is the pointer to the allocated pool memory, PCM_CALLBACK_CONTEXT_BLOCK 487E7D xor edi, edi 487E7F cmp esi, edi ; Is PCM_CALLBACK_CONTEXT_BLOCK a NULL pointer? 487E81 jz cmRegisterCallback_fails ; yes: function fails... 487E87 push esi 487E88 push [ebp+Function] ; PEX_CALLBACK_FUNCTION, pointer to callback function 487E8B call _ExAllocateCallBack ; allocates and fill EX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK structure (more on this later...) 487E90 cmp eax, edi ; ExAllocateCallback success or not? 487E92 mov [ebp+PEX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK], eax ; store the pointer to the allocated pool memory 487E95 jnz short _ExAllocateCallBack_success ... ; fill CM_CALLBACK_CONTEXT_BLOCK fields 487EDC mov ebx, offset CmpCallBackVector 487EE1 mov [ebp+i], edi ; i = 0 487EE4 try_next_slot: 487EE4 push edi ; OldBlock: NULL 487EE5 push [ebp+PEX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK] ; NewBlock with information to add 487EE8 push ebx ; CmpCallbackVector[i] 487EE9 call _ExCompareExchangeCallBack ; try to *insert* the new callback inside CmpCallBack vector 487EEE test al, al ;check the result... 487EF0 jnz short free_slot_has_been_found ; jump if the vector has an empty space for the new entry 487EF2 add [ebp+i], 4 ; i++, increase the counter 487EF6 add ebx, 4 ; shift to the next item of the vector to check 487EF9 cmp [ebp+i], 190h ; is the end of the vector? 487F00 jb short try_next_slot ; no: try another one. yes: no free slot! ... 487F11 cmRegisterCallback_fails: 487F11 mov eax, STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES 487F16 end_CmRegisterCallback: ... 487F1A retn 0Ch ... 487F1D free_slot_has_been_found: 487F1D mov eax, 1 487F22 mov ecx, offset _CmpCallBackCount ; CmpCallBackCount: number of not NULL item inside the vector 487F27 xadd [ecx], eax ; there's a new callback, it increases the number of item inside the vector 487F2A xor eax, eax 487F2C jmp short end_CmRegisterCallback
Basically, it tries to add a new entry inside a vector named CmpCallBackVector, and when the entry is correctly inserted the registration process will end with a success.
How do I know is it using a vector? The add instruction at 0x487EF6 represents a clear clue, and the cmp at 0x487EF9 reveals the fixed length of the vector (the vector has 100 items (0×190/4 )). Now that I have this information Im going to try to explain the entire procedure in detail. The algorithm could be divided into 5 big blocks:
1: try to allocate 0×38 bytes for a structure named CM_CALLBACK_CONTEXT_BLOCK
2: try to allocate 0x0C bytes for a structure named EX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK
3: fill CM_CALLBACK_CONTEXT_BLOCK fields
4: look for an empty slot, insert a sort of PEX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK in it and update CmpCallBackCount
5: notify success or error and exit
Point #1 is pretty simple to understand, its only a call to ExAllocatePoolWithTag.
To understand point #2 you have to see whats going on behind ExAllocateCallBack procedure. Lets start taking a look at it:
The procedure is used to allocate and fill a special structure:Code:52AB35 push 'brbC' ; Pool Tag: Cbrb 52AB3A push 0Ch ; NumberOfBytes: 0x0C 52AB3C push 1 ; PoolType: PAGED_POOL 52AB3E call ExAllocatePoolWithTag ; alloc a EX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK structure 52AB43 test eax, eax ; ExAllocatePoolWithTag success or not? 52AB45 jz short _ExAllocateCallBack_fails 52AB47 mov ecx, [ebp+_pex_callback_function] ; pointer to callback function (PEX_CALLBACK_FUNCTION) 52AB4A and dword ptr [eax], 0 ; 1° field: 0 52AB4D mov [eax+4], ecx ; 2° field: _pex_callback_function 52AB50 mov ecx, [ebp+_pool_allocated_memory] ; PCM_CALLBACK_CONTEXT_BLOCK 52AB53 mov [eax+8], ecx ; 3° field: _pcm_callback_context_block 52AB56 _ExAllocateCallBack_fails: ...
As you can see from the lines above the first field has been setted to 0 while the other fields are filled with two pointers: the function to register and the context containing info about the callback.Code:typedef struct _EX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK { EX_RUNDOWN_REF RundownProtect; PEX_CALLBACK_FUNCTION Function; PCM_CALLBACK_CONTEXT_BLOCK Context; } EX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK, *PEX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK;
While point #3 is just a series of mov instructions used to fill CM_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK structure, point #4 gives some usefull information to us: CmpCallBackVector has 100 elements and this part of code is used to scan the entire vector until an empty element is found. A failure leads us to a non-registration of the callback. What happens when theres a empty slot inside the vector? The new entry will be added inside the vector. Most of the job is done by the function named ExCompareExchangeCallBack, here is the core of the function:
The routine contains some more things inside, but we can stop here with the analysis because we have everything we need. If the pointer to the NewBlock to insert is not NULL and theres an available empty slot the pointer is inserted inside the vector; after that CmpCallBackCount value will be updated (remember the snippet at the beginning of this blog entry?).Code:52AB81 mov eax, [ebp+CmpCallbackVector] ; vector at the current position 52AB84 mov ebx, [eax] ; ebx is a PEX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK, the item could be NULL or not 52AB86 mov eax, ebx 52AB88 xor eax, [ebp+OldBlock] ; OldBlock is NULL for a registration process 52AB8B mov [ebp+current_pex_callback_routine_block], ebx 52AB8E cmp eax, 7 ; check used to see if the current item is NULL or not 52AB91 ja short loc_52ABB5 ; jump if not NULL 52AB93 test esi, esi ; is NewBlock NULL? 52AB95 jz short loc_52ABA1 ; jump if it's NULL 52AB97 mov eax, esi ; esi, NewBlock pointer (changed...) 52AB99 or eax, 7 ; PAY ATTENTION HERE: or 7 !?! 52AB9C mov [ebp+NewBlock], eax ; change NewBlock pointer: NewBlock = NewBlock OR 7 52AB9F jmp short loc_52ABA5 ... 52ABA5 mov eax, [ebp+var_4] ; here if CmpCallbackVector's item is null 52ABA8 mov ecx, [ebp+CmpCallbackVector] ; current empty slot 52ABAB mov edx, [ebp+NewBlock] ; new pointer to insert 52ABAE cmpxchg [ecx], edx ; insert the new pointer inside the empty slot! 52ABB1 cmp eax, ebx 52ABB3 jnz short loc_52AB81 52ABB5 and ebx, not 7 ; PAY ATTENTION HERE! 52ABB8 cmp ebx, [ebp+OldBlock] ; here if CmpCallbackVector's item is not null 52ABBB jnz short loc_52AC19 52ABBD test ebx, ebx 52ABBF jz short loc_52AC15
The last part of the algorithm (point #5) is a simple return with a success or insuccess value:
Ok, I think we have a general idea about the vector; each entry contains a *sort* of pointer to a EX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK, and to reveal all of them you only have to scan the entire vector!Code:52AC15 mov al, 1 ; 1 means success, new item has been added to CmpCallbackVector 52AC17 jmp short loc_52AC29 52AC19 test esi, esi ; esi -> NewBlock 52AC1B jz short loc_52AC27 52AC1D push 8 52AC1F pop edx 52AC20 mov ecx, esi 52AC22 call ExReleaseRundownProtectionEx ; if esi is not null something went wrong... 52AC27 xor al, al ; 0 means insuccess, new item has not been added to CmpCallbackVector
To sum up, I have 3 possible scenes:
1. CmpCallbackVectors item is empty:
the new block will be inserted inside the vector. The added value is not the one passed to ExCompareExchangeCallBack, but its the value modified by a OR 7″ logic operation.
2. CmpCallbackVectors item is full:
it simply returns STATUS_INSUCCESS and it will try with the next item of the vector
3. Someone is working on the CmpCallbackVectors item:
the registration process reveals an interesting behaviour, just to be sure to be the only one accessing the resource the system uses a lock mechanism. The OR and AND operations are the core of that mechanism (0x52AB99 and 0x52ABB5, commented using PAY ATTENTION HERE!). If the current item of the vector is not NULL the compare instruction at 0x52AB8E fails and the code flow continues from 0x52ABB5. At this point the real address of the item is extracted (stored_value AND NOT 7) and compared with NULL; its obviously not NULL and as you can see around 0x52AC22 the resource is released because someone else is working on it. Now you should understand why the hell the system uses to OR by 7 the value to add inside the vector.
With all this kind of information I can finally write a routine able to read all the stored callbacks:
Its important to scan all the cells inside the vector! One of the tool available on the web fails to retrieve callbacks stored after an empty element of the vector.Code:cells = 0x64; // cells inside CmpCallbackVector nMod = *(DWORD*)_sysmodBuffer; // _sysmodBuffer filled by "ZwQuerySystemInformation(SystemModuleInformation..." for(i=0;i<cells;i++) { // take current item from CmpCallbackVector (look at the "& ~7" operation) pCBRB = (PEX_CALLBACK_ROUTINE_BLOCK)((*(DWORD*)(_CmpCallbackVectorAddress + 4*i )) & ~7); if (pCBRB != 0) { sysmodTmp = (PSYSTEM_MODULE_INFORMATION)((DWORD)_sysmodBuffer + 4); j = 0; while (jFunction) Base + (DWORD)sysmodTmp->Size) && ((DWORD)pCBRB->Function) > ((DWORD)sysmodTmp->Base)) { // Callback has been found DbgPrint("Result: %LX: %s\r\n", pCBRB->Function, sysmodTmp->ImageName); break; } // get the next module sysmodTmp = (PSYSTEM_MODULE_INFORMATION)((DWORD)sysmodTmp + sizeof(SYSTEM_MODULE_INFORMATION)); j = j + 1; } }
Well, the only thing to reveal about the code above is CmpCallbackVectorAddress, the address of CmpCallBackVector. How can I locate the exact address of CmpCallBackVector? Imho, thats the hardest part of the entire process!
How to find CmpCallbackVector address
To develop a tool for a specific OS is pretty easy because the vectors address is hardcoded; it would be nice to discover an OS independent technique.
I think the most used approach is a byte-search based on a specific sequence of bytes; its a nice idea but I dont want to list every OS version known to man inside my source code. We (I and kayaker) spent a lot of time over this point, we both wanted to develop something that is not totally related to a specific OS version; something that doesnt require a series of if OS == xxx statements inside the code. Its quite impossible to write a non OS dependent code but I believe its possible to remove some OS checks from the code.
We finally came up with two ideas, a practical and a theoretical idea. I hate theory and mine is the practical solution of course. I think both ideas are valid and just to be sure to find the right vectors address we decided to combine them inside a hypothetical tool, four eyes are always better than two!
The practical approach
My idea is really simple, since of the vectors address is hardcoded youll surely have it in two different parts of the code:
The address is inside two sections, PAGE and data. An *xref-search* is the core of the idea! Its pretty stupid indeed, but from what Ive seen so far it works!Code:PAGE:005392D0 BB 20 05 48 00 mov ebx, offset _CmpCallBackVector .data:00480520 _CmpCallBackVector db 0
The pseudo code of my xref search is explained here, basically it scans the entire PAGE section trying to locate the right address:
As you can imagine a simple xref-search is unable to find out the right value, you need one more check. Thats why I added the line:Code:callbackAddress = CmUnregisterCallback address in memory pagePointer = pointer_to_PAGE_section while (pagePointer < pointer_to_PAGE_section + size_of_PAGE_section) { value = get dword pointed by pagePointer if (value is inside DATA section) if ((pagePointer > callbackAddress) && (pagePointer < callbackAddress + range)) { CmpCallbackVector = value exit! } pagePointer++ }
where callbackAddress is the address of CmUnregisterCallback. What does it mean? Well, pagePointer should be inside the first range bytes of CmUnregisterCallback function. If both if statements are satisfied Im pretty sure about the vectors address value.Code:if ((pagePointer > callbackAddress) && (pagePointer < callbackAddress + range))
There are still 2 points to clarify:
- what's range variable?
- why CmUnregisterCallback?
range is just a numerical value and you'll only have to decide a value to assign to it. Under XP the first bytes of the CmUnregisterCallback function are:
In this specific case 16 could be a possible value What about the other OSs? Well, as I said before I think it's hard to write a universal piece of code, but as far as I have seen it's possible to adjust the "range" to cover some more OSs. I don't have Vista and 7 running on my system and I'm working on the dead list only, but I think 148 could be a nice value to set and it should cover all the OSs. If you are still reading and you have Vista or 7, can you confirm that?Code:PAGE:005392C3 8B FF mov edi, edi PAGE:005392C5 55 push ebp PAGE:005392C6 8B EC mov ebp, esp PAGE:005392C8 51 push ecx PAGE:005392C9 83 65 FC 00 and [ebp+var_4], 0 PAGE:005392CD 53 push ebx PAGE:005392CE 56 push esi PAGE:005392CF 57 push edi PAGE:005392D0 BB 20 05 48 00 mov ebx, offset _CmpCallBackVector
One more thing about the search pattern: I use CmUnregisterCallback because (inspecting all the OSs) CmRegisterCallback doesn't always store the CmpCallbackVector value inside the main routine, but it hides it under some calls. i.e. look at CmRegisterCallback from 7:
Its much more complex to attack a procedure with sub-routines, don't you think? That's why I did opt for CmUnregisterCallback.Code:PAGE:0065712A mov edi, edi PAGE:0065712C push ebp PAGE:0065712D mov ebp, esp PAGE:0065712F push [ebp+Cookie] PAGE:00657132 mov eax, offset stru_4FFDF0 PAGE:00657137 push 1 PAGE:00657139 push [ebp+Context] PAGE:0065713C push [ebp+Function] PAGE:0065713F call sub_657153 ; It's everything inside this call!!! PAGE:00657144 pop ebp PAGE:00657145 retn 0Ch
What about the PsSet* functions?
At the beginning of this blog post I mentioned some more functions, it's time to spend some words for them too.
The functions are:
There are some similarities between CmRegisterCallback and the new three functions: they all register something, they all use a vector to store the information, and they all use the same function! YES, to register a function they use the same scheme:
1. get the address of a specific vector
2. try to insert the new item inside the vector calling ExCompareExchangeCallBack
Just to clarify everything look at this snippet, taken from PsSetCreateThreadNotifyRoutine:
The only different thing is the length of the vector:Code:4ED7C4 mov esi, offset _threadVector ; the vector 4ED7C9 push 0 4ED7CB push ebx 4ED7CC push esi 4ED7CD call _ExCompareExchangeCallBack ; the function 4ED7D2 test al, al 4ED7D4 jnz short loc_4ED7F3 4ED7D6 add edi, 4 4ED7D9 add esi, 4 4ED7DC cmp edi, 20h ; the check over the number of items inside the vector 4ED7DF jb short loc_4ED7C9
_callbackVector: 0×64 slots
_processVector: 0×8 slots
_threadVector: 0×8 slots
_imageVector: 0×8 slots
Well, you can use all the info I gave you about CmRegisterCallback for these three functions too! I think you'll be able to retrieve all the hidden callbacks, and -just in case- unregister a callback. There are so many ways from the dirty one (put NULL inside the vector's slot) to the right one (calling the right unregister function) you only have to decide!


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The fall TV season has seen its first casualty.
CBS has pulled Made in Jersey from its Friday-night lineup and will replace it with new episodes of Undercover Boss beginning Nov. 2, the network announced Wednesday.
NCIS reruns will take over the show's time slot, Friday night at 8 p.m., this week and on Oct. 26. On Oct. 19, it will be replaced by a rerun of Hawaii Five-0. The revised schedule also moves CSI: NY to 9 p.m.
Made in Jersey, about a young attorney (Janet Montgomery) who tries to juggle her career at a high-powered Manhattan law firm with her brash Italian family back in New Jersey, struggled in its first two outings and was the lowest-rated new series of the fall.
A CBS spokesperson would not confirm that the lineup shuffle means the show has been definitively canceled, but it's a pretty safe bet.
Are you sorry to see Made in Jersey go?